UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7300
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7300
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7300.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7300
- Upstream
- Withdrawn
- 2025-07-18T16:43:05Z
- Published
- 2014-12-25T21:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-16T07:32:11.845942Z
- Severity
-
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
GNOME Shell 3.14.x before 3.14.1, when the Screen Lock feature is used, does not limit the aggregate memory consumption of all active PrtSc requests, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an unattended workstation by making many PrtSc requests and leveraging a temporary lock outage, and the resulting temporary shell availability, caused by the Linux kernel OOM killer.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / gnome-shell
Package
- Name
- gnome-shell
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnome-shell@3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3
Affected versions
3.*
3.16.4-0ubuntu1
3.18.1-1ubuntu1
3.18.2-0ubuntu1
3.18.2-0ubuntu2
3.18.3-3ubuntu1
3.18.4-0ubuntu1
3.18.4-0ubuntu2
3.18.4-0ubuntu3
3.18.5-0ubuntu0.1
3.18.5-0ubuntu0.2
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gnome-shell",
"binary_version": "3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "gnome-shell-common",
"binary_version": "3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "gnome-shell-dbg",
"binary_version": "3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "gnome-shell-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3"
}
]
}